New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-16
READING GRANTS THE MINERS DEAAND.
ppo,prcr THAT OTHER OPERATORS WILL DO LIKE

PROSPECT THAT OTHER OPERATORS WILL DO LIKE
wIsR--THE woRKMES HOPEFUL.
wuKEsBARRE Sept Is tSpeetalI. Yesterdays confer
ence between General Manager Whiting and General
veth OF the Reading Coal aud Iron Company with the
Joint com mittse OF miners at Pottsvle lasted TOT
nearly Eve hours. and the result OF 1t Is that all
tho Reading Compsny's colleries and those
Of the Individual operators who had agreed
TO abide by the result Of the conference VIII
continue to work. It is generally believed that MI
Whiting has agreed TO recommend TO the receivers 10
gran, the eight per the present basis for the re-
mander OF year II this Is adopted by the receivers
their 900 employees and the 10000 men employed
by Individual, who give their adhesion TO the companys
seals will continue at work Otherwise there VIII DO
another and greater strike aeI ossrator. whose
mines are Idle have agreed to ao,ns m bs Is
several resumptons In northumberland Tomorrow.
II the general opinion here that tue operators Of tns
up 10 This writing they have disposition to do
so and their $4,000 employees are still out ,.,.
The e.ct OF the strike Is besinnng 10 DO iet Hy ano
railroad employes Owing To there belnx no cosl Ton,
nnge all the train engineers and crews are tme ana .
nearly 500 men employed In the shops wuo are ue
pendent upon mino repairs for work will PROBABLY 10
thrown idle by Saturday night .o,.o..,,.r,
Yesterday Hugh MoGarvey was appointed 70 20 " rna una
deha from the head pf the knights OF LABOR
the funds necessary carry on the strike ie orler
has in its treasury nearly s50oU0o which will be used'
II necessary In this struggle.
DEMANDING EQUAL WAGES FOR ROLLTURNERs.
PIrrsBURG. Sept is tspeeiaiI.-Sot wheel rsVoi'eu
In the man department OF Jones iaushlns big iron
and see works at South Side TO day there being
strike OF about 2.5O0 The drm, OF which H. II
Jones b the senior parner refused to accede TO the de
ma nd OF tho Association OF iron ana steei
Workers that OF thirteen roturners DO equa
lied. They range from 81 SO to sS 20 aday.
BREwEIs EMPLOYEES FAVOR ARBITRATION.
Tho brewers employees OF New-York and Brooklyn
met IN Military Hail. Ma. 1913 Bowery. last night to
discuss the ad,lsaolllty Of beginning g strike. The
pail room Of hall packed. AS soon ss Char-
man John y Conncl Broohyn called tho meeting "
order the doors VI the Hail we're caosed and men
we're stationed 70 guard thonl Tho ueM step was "
sfnd out all the reporters and all VINO were nv
knoyn or youched for. The representatives VI uc
Inherent breweres then stated their srievahcoS siu
a d,cuss,on followed. Tho general opinion Oh sle
susakers was I'm favor OF Arbitration, OUT eS 'nen
10 decision reached. and u was tacitly agrcsda
that there should 10 couttnudnct VI work unu,
some settement shall be made by No 90. w.
stated After tho meoting that tho trouble "ouo
probably be sctted smcabiy
ARBITRATION IN THE CASE OF HANAN 81 son.
It was learned yesterday that the State Board VI
Arbitration and Mediation wl arbitrate tho difficulty
betwssu Hsnan b sun, the boot sod shoe nianufao-
turers and tho Knights vi Labor The employe. OF the
arm tssuod statement last sunday In which Tho boy
colt now imposed Oh tho good- manufactured " the
6rm was denounced oowardly and unwananted